First Look at La Flaca, a New Mexico Joint Serving Frozen Margaritas Tonight

A little over a week ago, New Mexico–native Bobby Gonzales and his girlfriend Daniela Libertini opened La Flaca in the lower Lower East space that housed Two Boots LES. They just secured a liquor license and will start serving frozen margaritas tonight, with sangria and specialty cocktails to follow (we’re told the jalapeño margarita will likely debut tomorrow). There’ll also be canned sake, best paired with spicy cheese dumplings that Gonzales calls “bolas di Chino.” That may not strike you as authentically Mexican, but then again neither is calamari in vinegar chile sauce. Gonzales says the recipes come from his mom, and while a good deal of them are in the New Mexico tradition (the enchilada comes with an egg on top), he’s mostly just looking to create a “cool, hip place where people who live on the Lower East Side can come down and escape the weekend crowds.” The sparsely decorated, low-lit room does have an El Sombrero vibe, and in the spirit of a neighborhood joint, there’s a daily brunch from noon till 4 p.m. Here, then, are the menus.